Join Dan Wilton, CEO of First Mining Gold, and Tara Christie, President & CEO of Banyan Gold, as they discuss the challenges and rewards of advancing monster gold deposits in Canada.
Fri, August 28, 2026 at 1:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting featured a discussion between Dan Wilton, CEO of 1st Mining Gold, and Tara Christie, CEO of Banyan Gold, focusing on the challenges and opportunities in developing large gold projects. Both companies shared insights on their respective projects, the market dynamics affecting gold valuations, and the importance of community relationships in mining. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of 1st Mining Gold and Banyan Gold and their respective projects. - Overview of 1st Mining Gold's Springpole and DuParcay projects, including recent milestones and environmental assessments. - Discussion of Banyan Gold's ORMAC project and recent discoveries in the surrounding area. - Exploration of the reasons behind the valuation gap between junior mining companies and established producers. - Importance of community relationships and social licensing in the mining sector. - The lengthy timeline from gold discovery to production and the associated uncertainties. Decisions M...
Dan Wilton has more than 25 years of experience in M&A, corporate finance and principal investing in the mining sector, having executed as principal or advised on more than $10 billion of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and more than $1 billion of financings. Dan was previously a Partner at Pacific Road Capital Management, a mining-focused private equity investment firm with approximately $800 million under management. Prior to joining Pacific Road, Dan's previous roles included Managing Director and Head of the Global Mining and Metals Group at National Bank Financial Inc., Managing Director in Business Development at General Electric based in London, England, and other corporate finance and M&A roles at global financial institutions based in Toronto and New York. Dan is a Director of Providence Living, a residential care and assisted living provider based in Vancouver, BC, and serves on the Audit and Finance and Quality Committees. Dan served on the Board of Providence Health Care for 11 years, including acting as Vice Chair for 6 years and Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee during the financing and approval process for the New St. Paul's development. Dan holds a B.Comm (First Class Honours) from Queen's University and an MBA (with Distinction) from INSEAD in France.
Ms. Christie has over 25 years of experience in the exploration and mining business. She became the President and CEO of Banyan in 2016. Prior to that, she was the President of privately owned Gimlex Gold Mines Ltd. (2006-2016), one of Yukon’s largest placer mining operations and and was involved in consulting for exploration, mining, environmental assessment, government, community and First Nation relations, including working with First Nation development corporations.. She currently serves on the boards of Osisko Metals and Western Copper and Gold; has been a board member of PDAC, AMEBC and other industry associations; and was a founding board member of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board (2004-2016). Ms. Christie is actively involved in non-profit work and charitable initiatives, serving as the President and co-founder of “Every Student, Every Day”, a charity dedicated to enhancing school attendance across Yukon. Ms. Christie has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of British Columbia and is a registered professional engineer in BC and Yukon.
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Speaker 1: Okay, as folks start filtering in, I'll say good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where in the world you're logging in from today. I know there's a quite large audience in here today, so really appreciate everybody's time. I see at least 9 time zones represented, so thanks for joining us from all over the world. I've got with me today for a pretty exciting discussion, Dan Wilton, CEO of 1st Mining Gold and Tara Christie, CEO of Banyan Gold, to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities that arise from developing Speaker 1: enormous, there's a club entitled Monster, which is 1 of those projects. Dan And Tara, how are you both doing today? Speaker 2: I'm doing great. Yeah, great, Romeo. Good to see you. Awesome. Speaker 1: Now, a couple of housekeeping things before we get into the protein of today's event. I know it's a very packed house, and I know a lot of questions were submitted in advance of the event. I'm very likely won't get to every question today, as we only have an hour. That being said, I encourage you to still use the chat function at the bottom of the screen. I may have time to get to a few during today's hour, but if I don't, I'll still pass them through to the respective teams following today's event. So they'll be able to get back to you either with your email or with your phone number, depending on what you put in that registration. Speaker 1: I'll also say, today's event is being recorded and the replay will be available in the afternoon. Encourage you to share it as soon as it pops up in your inbox. It'll also be at the same link or on Six's YouTube page. But boring stuff out of the way, I wanna give you both an opportunity to introduce your companies because I know a big portion of the audience will not be fam...
